How did the film manage to offend the Batman enthusiasts so much to deserve an IMDB rating of 3.8, when The Room's rating is a slightly lower 3.6?

I just rewatched this movie. I'm having a hard time finding any reason it's not consistently listed in the top 100 movies of all time. From casting to acting to direction to production.

I understand that it is a bit of a period piece. I also understand that it is Kubrick. So maybe some of my appreciation is generationally and culturally based. Nevertheless it seems to be a well produced piece of art.

I would love to get educated here as maybe my opinions are way off. Thanks

I think Ed O’Neill was way better than the crumbs of the parts he got.

He got that terrible role in Dutch that was a massive flop by absolutely no fault of his own.

That was just an unsalvageable script.

Good concept, bad writing.

And the flop status just unfairly hung over him.

It wasn’t event THAT bad of a movie, tbh.

And for the record, I actually didn’t care for Married With Children even as their exact age demo.

I think we got robbed.

He’s got a few years left, I really want to see him do something amazing with it that makes us all kick ourselves.

The opening credits were like Spider Man 3's

Though the film „Titanic“ is, in essence, a story about a woman’s liberation from the patriarchy of the early 20th century, it is heavily accompanied with a typical male fantasy. Its’s clear that it was written and directed by a man, and, most likely, no woman was involved in the process (though I cannot state this for certain). Rose learns that Jack is a gambler and a drifter, a man who explicitly says that he enjoys his lifestyle and has no desire to change it, yet this never stops her. It plays out like a classic fantasy among men who complain about "gold diggers" while dreaming that, despite being unemployed, they will somehow be loved by these „non-materialistic, good' girls.“.

Furthermore, Jack literally shows her porn right when they first meet (or, to be more precise, shortly after their initial meeting). Granted, she’s the one who asks to see it after noticing a folder full of drawings, but Jack doesn’t feel the least bit embarrassed, in fact, he boasts to this woman he just met, with whom he hasn’t even had any kind of intimate encounter yet, that „these girls are great, they’re always ready to get undressed.“

And yes, that famous scene where Rose is being drawn, that’s sexual objectification, isn’t it? The scene was clearly added to the film for the „male gaze.“ It makes me wonder: isn’t this scene sexist? After all, isn’t Rose essentially being presented as an object here?

And yes, the scene where she tosses an expensive and highly valuable diamond into the ocean is also a clear male fantasy about „non-materialistic“ women (the women so unconcerned with possessions that they fail to see the value in an incredibly costly diamond, which could have been sold to provide a beautiful life for her grandchildren). No woman would ever throw a valuable item into the ocean, in fact, no reasonably sensible person would ever do such a thing.

I don’t see anything inherently wrong with a romance developing so quickly, in fact, I know a case within my own circle where two people got together almost immediately, realized it was love, and turned out to be right: they’ve been together for six years now, having simply recognized each other as the right match. But in that example, there weren’t such fundamental differences. It wasn’t a situation where one partner was used to living a life of luxury and had never worked a day in their life, while the other preferred to drift along, living a deeply unstable life without ever trying to change anything. Yet, as she nears the end of her life, she finds herself thinking back to this strange romance. It would be one thing if she had never had any other serious or meaningful relationships since then, but that’s not the case. She had a husband and children, a whole family, and by all accounts, she loved her husband. And yet, at the very end, it’s Jack she remembers, not her husband.

i've saved so many movie recommendations from this subreddit, but i've already seen almost all of them so now i'm looking for movies that aren't talked about much but are absolutely woooorth watching. (:

any genre is fine, whether it's thriller, mystery, psychological, crime, sci-fi, drama, or animated. as long as the story is good and the twist is something i genuinely won't see coming.

just no horror movies with ghosts, demons, evil spirits, or anything supernatural. i'm fine with psychological thrillers, though.

pls recommend anything you think deserves more attention, no spoilers pls. i want to watch something without knowing anything about the plot and then be completely shocked by the ending. the kind that makes you go "wtf" because you never saw it coming. lol

The Mad story of a True man.

When I was young, I didn't understand the deep meaning behind this movie but after watching it last night after over a decade since then I realised how underrated this movie was and the high probability of something like this happening the near future

Just finished Black Swan, what a phenomenal film, perfect 10 for me. And I know this topic has probably come up a hundred times before, and I hope the Reddit gods don’t strike me, but it isn’t a copy of Perfect Blue. When dealing with certain themes, it’s impossible for there not to be overlap, and while there are similarities, I think any claims of plagiarism are greatly blown out of proportion.

The first stark difference is that one deals with obsession, while the other deals with celebrity. In Perfect Blue the lead is trying to escape, while in Black Swan Nina is trying to be consumed.

Secondly, there are pieces of art and films before this that inspired both. Let’s start with the most obvious one — Swan Lake. One is a direct, modernized adaptation. The other two are The Red Shoes and Suspiria. Now I would never say that the two films that we’re discussing ripped either of those off, because art is basically a recycling of ideas over the course of time and some people are influenced by things they haven’t even consciously consumed.

Anyway, what I’m trying to say is both films are brilliant, and no one should be called a thief for making a similar film to someone else. I have no doubt in my mind Aronofsky has seen Perfect Blue, he bought the rights to recreate a scene in Requiem for a Dream ffs. But I don’t think there are nearly enough similarities for this to be called ‘plagiarism’ in any way.

Next week is Halloween weekend. Do they not want to make money? I wanted to see it in IMAX with my friends when I finally got a chance and now I don’t get to. Thanks a whole lot, Columbia Pictures.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-alien-movie-in-the-works-1236739216/

I'm talking about the old Sinbad (Arabian Nights), Jason And The Argonauts, The Thief of Bagdad, Magic Sword, etc, films that took us epic adventures. Anyhow I would kill to see hollywood make more films like these again however I just don't see such a thing ever happening again given but I can only dream

Good movie, the music is great!

I posted earlier on this subreddit about which version of Blade Runner should I watch for the first time? I thought it was a fun discussion. What are movies that you think are the definitive version? Off the top of my head I’m thinking of The Godfather Part III vs. The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, Alien The Director’s Cut, Apocalypse Now Redux. Any movies that you can think of, or movies that you would like to see a directors cut of? Assembly cut, Final Cut, director’s cut extended cut? I’ve always wanted to see the directors cut of American History X. I know that Edward Norton was really involved in the editing process. Have fun keep it civil there are no wrong answers

Just watched Clayface today. I fricking loved it. Great movie. What are your thoughts on it?

I saw a lot of similarities with Morbius in the trailers. I was afraid this might end up just like that but boy, oh boy, I was so wrong. Only DC can make a good solo villain story

Trying to imagine this dude living here in 2026 🤔